Improvement in overalls



StLASKEY.

. OVERALLS.

Patented Aug.,15,1876

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l TTED STATESL PATENT GFFIon.

STEPHEN LASKEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. I

nvlPRovElvlEnn IN ovERALLs.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent N o. l S 1,190, datedAugust 1 5, 1876; application led June 24, 1876.

To all whom @t may concern."

Beit known that I, STEPHEN LAsKEY, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Overalls; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable'othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make andi use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to'letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure I represents a rear view of a pair of overalls to which myimprovement has been applied.

Heretot'orc overalls have been made in which a breast-piece andneck-band have been combined with the overalls 5 but such afforded noprotection to the shirt-sleeves.

A regular jumperj or blouse, has also been combined with the overalls 5but such is too warm in summer time, and, besides, is too costly, andtoo difficult to put on and off.

My improvement remedies all these troubles, and at the same time yieldsall the advantages ot' the combined blouse and overall, and of the apronor breast overall.

My improvement consists in constructing the garment without a back, butwith a breastpiece, provided with apair of sleeves, 4the upper portionsof which are formed with strappieces, whereby, through the aid of abuckle or other suitable fastening device, the sleeves are held lirmlyinplace at the back ot' the wearer.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my improvement, Iwill describe it in detail.

A represents the pantaloon portion of the overall, and B thebreast-piece.

4The leg portions of the front of the garment and the breast-piece B arerepresented as being cut out together-that is, the front part of one legand one-half of the 'breast in one part, and the front part of the otherleg and the other halt' ofthe breast in anotherbut the breast andpantaloon part may be cut out separately, and afterward stitchedtogether, if desired, although I prefer to cut them out together.

The `rear portion of the pantaloon part is represented as being providedwith a Waistband, C; but it may be merely a hem, turned down. It is alsoprovided with adjustingstraps a a and buckle b.

The breast-piece Bis cut out at the sides, in the ordinary Wayot makinga blouse, for the reception of sleeves D D, yokepieces E E beingarranged at the backone on each sidefor this purpose, and which serve toconnect the top of the breast-piece at the shoulder with the same piecebelow the arm, thereby forming the necessary connection for setting inthe sleeves. These pieces E may have any required shape given to them,and are terminated at their upper ends with projecting lugs or straps c,by means` of which and a buckle, d, they are secured together, and thusserveto keep the sleeves and breast-piece B in place' around the backot' the neck of the wearer.

The garment is represented as being openable at the side, to enable itto-be put ott' and on with ease.

To put the garment on, the button e at the side is unbuttoned; thepantaloon part Ais then drawn on; the arms D D are in turn drawn on, andthe straps c o then buckled around the neck, and the button e at theside then buttoned up, and the operation is complete. l

In taking the garment off, the reverse operation takes place.

Instead of straps c c and buckle d, alstrong piece of elastic clothmaybe used, but I prefer the former.

Having described my improvement, what I claim .as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

An overall, consistingot' 'the pantaloon part A, breast-piece B, andsleeves D D, constructed and arranged for operation substantially as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence oi' two witnesses.

STEPHEN LASKEY.

Witnesses: l

D. E. TAYLOR, J. M. GILsEN.

